Child's toy grenade causes bomb scare at North Side apartment in San Antonio

A toy grenade caused a bomb scare on Sept. 1, 2014, which resulted in the evacuation of a portion of Coronado Apartments on the North Side of San Antonio.

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A toy grenade caused a bomb scare on Sept. 1, 2014, which resulted in the evacuation of a portion of Coronado Apartments on the North Side of San Antonio.

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A toy grenade caused a bomb scare on Sept. 1, 2014, which resulted in the evacuation of a portion of Coronado Apartments on the North Side of San Antonio.

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A toy grenade caused a bomb scare on Sept. 1, 2014, which resulted in the evacuation of a portion of Coronado Apartments on the North Side of San Antonio.

SAN ANTONIO - A toy grenade caused a bomb scare Monday morning, which resulted in the evacuation of a North Side apartment complex.

What was thought to be a real grenade was spotted near some bushes outside the residential complex at 9525 Lorene, according to police. Authorities began clearing the Coronado Apartments upon arrival.

Several residents told officers during the evacuation that children had been playing with the novelty grenade for several days. Police determined it was a toy after further inspection and removed it without incident.

As a precaution, the bomb squad and arson investigators also responded to the call. Arson investigators took custody of the inert toy grenade.